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12-Apostles-Guide.Pdf About this book During Jesus’ ministry on earth, he amassed many followers. He chose twelve of these disciples to accompany Him, preach His word, heal the sick, and cast out demons. Of these, 11 would become church leaders after Jesus’ resurrection. One would betray Him. About the author Jeffrey Kranz creates Bible-study material at the Overview Bible Project. He’s a Christian who loves studying the Bible, and wants to show off how interesting it is. About the artist Laura Converse is a surreal artist who makes art based on the Bible, philosophy, and her own imagination. PAGE 2 Table of Contents Peter 4 James 10 John 14 Andrew 18 Philip 22 Bartholomew 26 Thomas 30 Matthew 34 James, son of Alphaeus 37 Simon 39 Thaddaeus 43 Judas 47 PAGE 3 PETER Simon Peter No apostle stands out like Peter. Even when fellow apostles Matthew and John write down the story of Jesus, they give more attention to Peter than themselves. And for good reason: of all the apostles (besides maybe Judas), Peter is most involved in the grand story of Jesus. Peter rocks His original name is Simon, but Jesus give him the moniker the moment they meet. “Peter,” means “stone,” and the name sticks (Jn 1:42). PAGE 5 The name takes on a deeper meaning later in the story. When Jesus asks the disciples who they think Jesus is, only Peter speaks up: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Mt 16:16). Then Jesus makes a play on words: “You are Peter [stone], and on this rock I will build my church.” And Jesus does. Paul says the church is built on the apostles, and Matthew puts Peter first among them (Ep 2:19–20; Mt 10:2). In fact, Peter’s always first in the lists of the apostles. Bold (besides the denial) If you ever have to describe Peter in one word, I recommend “bold.” Peter is courageous, outspoken, and impulsive. For example, the other apostles freak out when they see Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee, but Peter jumps out and walks to Jesus (Mt 14:29). When Peter, James, and John see Jesus transfigured, only Peter can find the words to blurt out (Lk 9:33). PAGE 6 Peter even has the guts to pull Jesus aside to talk the Lord out of dying (Mt 16:22). Peter plans to support Jesus to the bitter end. He’s willing to die for Jesus, and even cuts off a man’s ear in an attempt to defend the Lord (Mk 14:29, 31; Jn 18:10). Despite all his bravado, Peter’s more famous for denying Jesus three times. But to his credit, most of the other apostles turn tail and run. At least Peter follows Jesus to his trial. (Jn 18:15–16) Peter’s boldness rebounds after the resurrection. When the Holy Spirit is poured out over the disciples, Peter is the one who stands up and preaches the gospel to the masses. Peter calls out the Jews for crucifying the Messiah they’d been waiting for. Peter tells the Jewish Christians that Gentiles are welcome in the church (Ac 2:14, 3:14–15, 11:1–18). Peter’s a bold fellow. PAGE 7 Bible author Only three of the twelve contribute to the New Testament, and Peter is one of them. His earliest contributions are in the Gospel of Mark. Peter works alongside John Mark Fun fact in ministry, and comes to care for him as his own son (1 Pe 5:13). Matthew and John According to tradition, Mark wrote are the only other down the story of Jesus as Peter members of the told it to him: the Gospel of Mark is twelve who write New Peter’s take on the life of Jesus. Testament books. Peter also writes two books of the Bible on his own: First and Second Peter. He wrote these letter to Christians living as foreigners across the Roman empire (1 Pe 1:1; 2 Pe 2:1). PAGE 8 Crucified upside-down Peter was martyred in Rome for the Lord he once denied. According to tradition, he boldly requested to be crucified upside-down, as he was unworthy to die in the same manner as his King. PAGE 9 JAMES James, son of Zebedee James is the fiery apostle who’s almost always doing things in tandem with his brother John. He’s an ambitious man, a passionate man, a man devoted to Jesus. James leaves everything behind for the Lord—including his father’s family business. Zebedee is successful enough to support his family along with multiple paid employees (Mk 1:20). And since James is always mentioned before John, it’s possible he’s the eldest—the heir to the family business. But when Jesus calls him, James immediately drops everything, leaves his father, and follows Jesus. His brother John comes, too (but we’ll talk about him later). And just so you know: this is not the James who wrote the book of James—that was probably Jesus’ brother (Jam 1). PAGE 11 First to die One time, James and John demand seats of honor in Jesus’ kingdom. Jesus tells them they don’t really know what they’re asking for: “Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” Jesus is referring to a hard life and a martyr’s death. James is sure he can take it (Mk 10:38). And he does. James is the first apostle to be martyred: Herod puts him to death with the sword in an attempt to please the Jewish community (Ac 12:1–2). PAGE 12 Sons of Thunder Just like Jesus names Simon “Peter,” the Lord gives James and his brother John the nickname “Sons of Thunder” (Mk 3:17). The Bible doesn’t say why. However, the gospels give us a few glimpses of their stormy personalities. For example, when a city denies Jesus lodging, they propose calling fire from heaven onto the town. Don’t worry: Jesus sets them straight (Lk 9:51–56). PAGE 13 JOHN John He’s the other Son of Thunder. While James dies a quick death at a younger age, John lives as much as 60 more years after Jesus’ resurrection. James burns out quick and bright like lightning; John rolls on like thunder. After the resurrection, John becomes a pillar of the early church (Ga 2:9). He works miracles with Peter. He teaches whole churches. He disciplines renegades. He writes personal notes of encouragement. John is a Son of Thunder, the apostle of love, and the one who has the vision of Jesus’ glorious return. Apostle of love According to church tradition, John is the “disciple Jesus loved” PAGE 15 and the author of the Gospel of John. It’s John who recorded Jesus’ most famous quote: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16). No other apostle focuses on love like John. His gospel mentions love more than any other book of the New Testament. If you include the Old Testament, John’s gospel comes in second, only to Psalms—which is twice as long! Plus, John’s first epistle mentions love more often than any other book of the Bible: about once every 55 words. John writes the most According to tradition, John writes the fourth gospel, three epistles, and the apocalypse Revelation. PAGE 16 That’s just under 5% of the Bible. In fact, only Luke and Paul write more of the New Testament than John. Exile at the end John ministered in Ephesus, and is exiled to the Isle of Patmos for his faith. Traditions vary on how the apostle John dies (Rev 1:9). The three Three of the apostles are especially close to Jesus: Peter, James, and John. These men witness Jesus’ transfiguration. They see him raise Jairus’s daughter from the dead. And they pray with him in Gethsemane (Mt 17:1; Mk 5:37, 14:33). PAGE 17 ANDREW Andrew The Bible doesn’t give Andrew a cool nickname like his brother Peter. But the church has one for him: Protokletos. It’s Greek for “first-called,” because of the twelve, Andrew was the first to follow Jesus. In fact, Andrew was in the discipling business well before the other eleven. Before Jesus begins his ministry, Andrew follows another important prophet: John the Baptist. One day, John points Jesus out to Andrew, saying Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Andrew spends the rest of the day with Jesus. By nightfall, he’s sure of two things: 1. Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah. 2. He has to tell his brother Simon (Jn 1:38–41). PAGE 19 From working nets to networking Andrew is a fisherman like Peter, and Jesus promises to make them both “fishers of men” (Mt 4:18–19). After the resurrection, Peter leads the early church and converts many to the faith. But we see Andrew bringing people to Jesus even earlier. In fact, whenever Andrew comes up in the story of Jesus, he’s bringing people to the Lord. Andrew introduces his brother Fun fact to Jesus. When 5,000 people get hungry at once, Andrew brings On one occasion, Jesus a boy with bread and fish— Andrew joins the and Jesus uses the food to feed Three to ask Jesus the multitude.
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